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A review of Kenya’ master class at Wellington sevens
To say the Kenya rugby sevens team has come of age would be an understatement. A more accurate statement would be “Kenya has taken the world of sevens rugby by storm”. Kenya reached the finals of the New Zealand sevens … Continue reading
In Kenya, rugby is no longer an elitist sport
There was a time in the not too distant past when Kenya rugby players were all drawn from a few select schools mostly Lenana and Nairobi school and to a lesser extent schools like St Marys and Strathmore. Contrast this … Continue reading
Humphrey Kayange : Kenya sevens rugby legend
Humphrey Kayange is Kenya’s most complete and most accomplished sevens rugby player and to date the most successful captain of the Kenya sevens rugby team. When Legendary New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens was asked to name his ideal sevens team, … Continue reading
Another polished performance by the Kenya sevens
As if to prove that their stellar performance in the first leg of the IRB sevens in Australia was no fluke, Kenya improved from 4th position overall to 3rd position at the 2012 Dubai sevens. Kenya finished second in group … Continue reading
Eagle wings in valiant effort but expose Kenya’s shortcomings
Kenya national champions Eagle Wings recently participated in the African Champions Cup for Women. They qualified by winning the Africa zone 5 basketball championships where they beat compatriots Kenya Ports Authority 77-54 in the final. Led by Samba Mjomba, Silalei … Continue reading
Kenya Rugby Sevens in flying start
The Mike Friday era got off to a good start as Kenya made it to the semi finals of the 2012 Gold Coast sevens held in Australia this past weekend. Kenya’s play was a vast improvement from last year. The … Continue reading
Kenya ladies rugby in valiant effort: More work needed
The Kenya women’s rugby sevens team recently participated in the Rugby world cup qualifiers held in Morocco. They came within 4 points of qualifying : After winning all their games on the way to the final, they lost narrowly to … Continue reading
Lessons for Kenya from the Africa U-19 tourney
Kenya finished 3rd at the 2012 Africa U19 rugby championships that were held in Harare Zimbabwe during the last week of August. In the opening match, Kenya came within a whisker of beating hosts and defending champions Zimbabwe. With … Continue reading
Uganda rugby cranes always super motivated to play Kenya
Kenya won one game and lost one game and in the process finished 3rd in the Africa Cup 1A championships. Kenya finished 3rd by virtue of beating hosts Tunisia in the second match. Tries came via Vincent Mose, Isaac Adimo, … Continue reading
Kenya rugby shows amazing strength and depth in Mombasa
It was superb performance by the two teams representing Kenya at the recent Africa cup sevens held in Mombasa over the weekend. Kenya was represented by two teams; Kenya B (Shujaa) and Kenya C (Chairmans Select). The main Kenya team … Continue reading →